William Heselrig

William Heselrig (died May 1297) was the sheriff of Lanark under the Kingdom of England. He was killed at the start of William Wallace's rebellion in 1297.

Biography
William Heselrig was appointed as the sheriff of Lanark under King Edward the Longshanks of England, and he tried to promote peace and harmony between the Scots and the English soldiers in the village. However, he slit the throat of young Scottish woman Murron MacClannough after she attacked an English soldier that tried to rape her, and he decided to lure out her husband William Wallace, who helped her in her attempt to escape. Wallace came to Heselrig alone, but he drew a hidden mace and killed several English troops, getting the people of Lanark to join him in rebellion. The Scots killed almost all of the 50 English troops, and Heselrig was held up against the same post on which Murron was killed, and Wallace slit his throat.